Hello managers,
having read last posting from the list, I payed attention to the quote from
the letter by Susan Rodriguez:
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Wouldn't it be nice if you knew what to worry about and what to ignore.
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and the comment by Dr. Tom Blinn:
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One of these days (maybe in our lifetimes) we might document the messages
that come out of the kernel, and put them all under some form of control, so
that every message you (as system mangler) might see is explained, and no
new messages get added just for developer convenience (to be able to be sure
that the software is doing what it's supposed to be doing).
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I'd like to think these happy days will come "in our lifetimes" indeed.
Nevertheless, if a message appeares (on console or in log file) there is
a reason for it though perhaps it's to ignore. It's why I dare to repeat my
post already sent on 20 Aug (unanswered) following below.
Thanks,
Irene
P.S. The answer to the second of my three questions is now evident - NO.
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On Thu, 20 Aug 1998, Irene A. Shilikhina wrote:
>
> Hello managers,
>
> I've discovered that the file /usr/var/X11/xdm/xdm-errors on our system
> is stuffed with numerous messages of the same content:
>
> BLT engine hung in pwgaFillSolid BUFFERWAIT; resetting...
> BLT engine hung in pwgaFillSolid BUFFERWAIT; resetting...
> BLT engine hung in pwgaFillSolid BUFFERWAIT; resetting...
>
> Though these messages are without time stamp, since among them there is
> one produced with AUDIT system which HAS time mark (and whose interpretation
> I know), I'm inclined to think that for that period when these messages have
> been generated we have had no VISIBLE problems with xdm or Xserver.
>
> I didn't find any relevant information neither in the DECwindows User's Guide
> nor in X Window System Environment documentation (the more so in man pages).
> In the archive there are a number of similar messages but all they differ
> from these in what concerns "FillSolid BUFFERWAIT". Besides, all the messages
> from the archive were accompanied with mentions of xdm failure.
>
> So, I'd like to know:
>
> - what is a reason of these messages?
> - is there interpretation of xdm and Xserver errors available generally
> for users?
> - are these messages alarm?
>
> Additional information:
>
> DEC 2000 model 300;
> DU 3.2 (Rev. 214);
>
> Thanks,
> Irene
Received on Wed Sep 02 1998 - 05:25:48 NZST